Citymapper, the urban transport app which ranks among Britain’s most prominent consumer technology companies, is in talks to be bought by a multibillion dollar New… Read More »Citymapper in talks about takeover by New York-based transport tech giant Via
Moonpig will no longer sell cards featuring images of pugs and French bulldogs after campaigners claimed it “normalises their suffering from respiratory ailments”. Animal rights… Read More »Moonpig to pull pug and bulldog cards which promote ‘breathing-impaired’ breeds
A billionaire financier, considered a pioneer of private equity investment, has been found dead in his New York office after reportedly taking his own life.… Read More »Private equity pioneer Thomas Lee dies from ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’
Heathrow Airport has revealed that its annual losses almost halved in 2022 as its recovery from the COVID pandemic gathered speed despite a series of… Read More »Heathrow annual losses halve to £684m as pandemic recovery gathers speed
Lloyds Banking Group has revealed a 12% increase in its bonus pool for 2022 despite pre-tax profits remaining flat on the previous year. The bank… Read More »Britain’s biggest mortgage lender hikes bonus pool despite flat profits
Public borrowing in the financial year to date is £30.6bn less than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), according to the last set… Read More »Hunt to ‘stick to plan’ despite borrowing £30bn less than predicted in year to date
Planet Organic, the organic supermarket chain, has drafted in City advisers to explore a possible sale. Sky News has learnt that Planet Organic, which was… Read More »Supermarket chain Planet Organic hires advisers to explore sale
Railway engineering workers are set to take part in a series of 48-hour strikes next month due to a pay dispute. The action comes after… Read More »Railway engineering workers to stage 48-hour strikes after rejecting pay offer
An arm of Santander, the Spanish banking giant, is in talks to swoop on the £14bn private equity unit of abrdn, the British fund manager.… Read More »Santander in talks about swoop on £14bn abrdn private equity unit
Profits at 45% state-owned bank NatWest have risen to their highest since the global financial crash. The bank recorded profits of £5.1bn before tax in… Read More »NatWest reveals profits surged by more than a third to £5.1bn last year